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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:06 am Post subject: ride once again |
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| Combining breath-taking action sequences and cutting-edge special effects technology, Insider promises a wild ride of non-stop thrills and death-defying feats. |
The word 'ride' in the quote seems not to be 'a journey in a vehicle' .
What does it mean in the quote?
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pinenut
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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Location: Illinois, U.S.A.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: ride once again |
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| Chan-Seung Lee wrote: |
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| Combining breath-taking action sequences and cutting-edge special effects technology, Insider promises a wild ride of non-stop thrills and death-defying feats. |
The word 'ride' in the quote seems not to be 'a journey in a vehicle' .
What does it mean in the quote?
Thanks. |
A good dictionary can be your best friend.
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ride: the kind of journey you make in a car, etc.:a smooth�/�comfortable�/�bumpy, etc. ride (figurative)
The new legislation faces a bumpy ride (= will meet with opposition and difficulties). |
from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary |
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Wild ride = a thrilling experience. |
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